Suction Cleaners

If you're going to have a swimming pool, you're going to have to deal with
the maintenance that comes with it, such as vacuuming it to keep the water
and the walls clean. There are several different kinds of vacuums:
suction, pressure, robotic, and in-floor. Today, we're going to talk
about suction cleaners.

Suction cleaners attach to the suction side of the swimming pool's
circulation system. Whenever you have the filter pump going, suction
is created on the underside of the cleaner, and it randomly moves around
the pool, sucking up debris. The large pieces of gunk are caught in
the strainer basket, and smaller stuff gets trapped by the
filter.

Suction vacuums are fairly simple to operate, and they are the least
expensive kind of swimming pool cleaner. One downside is that,
because the vacuum cleaner runs randomly around the pool, some spots tend
to be missed. Also, if your pool only has one skimmer, these kind of
vacuums can be a pain. That's because the skimmer action has to be
suspended when the cleaner is operating. You might want to invest in
a more expensive pressure cleaner.